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Showing 18 of 5718 words/weɪl ˈkæp.tʃər/ [whale capture]
[noun] The act or process of hunting, trapping, or securing a whale.
/weɪlz/ [whales]
[noun] Large marine mammals of the order Cetacea, characterized by a blowhole on top of the head and a thick layer of blubber.
/wɔːrf/ [wharf]
[noun] A level quayside area, typically of stone or concrete, to which a ship may be moored to load and unload.
/wɒt ˈæn.ɪ.məl hæz ðə ˈlɒŋ.ɡɪst tʌŋ/ [what animal has the longest tongue]
[noun] A common trivia question used to ask which member of the animal kingdom possesses the most extended lingual appendage, typically referring to the blue whale.
/wɒt ɑːr kəmˈpoʊ.nənt pərˈsɛn.tɪ.ɪz ænd waɪ ɑːr ðeɪ ˈjuːs.fʊl/ [what are component percentages and why are they useful]
[noun] An analytical inquiry regarding the proportional share that individual parts contribute to a whole, and the practical value of measuring these ratios for comparison, composition analysis, or decision-making.
/wɒt ɑːr ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈfɔːrmjʊləz fɔːr ˈmɛθeɪn ˈɛθeɪn proʊpeɪn ænd ˈbjuːteɪn/ [what are the chemical formulas for methane ethane propane and butane]
[noun] An inquiry asking for the specific molecular representations of the first four straight-chain alkanes: methane (CH₄), ethane (C₂H₆), propane (C₃H₈), and butane (C₄H₁₀).
/wɒt ɑːr ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈfiːtʃərz əv ðə ɡreɪt pleɪnz/ [what are the physical features of the great plains]
[idiom] A specific inquiry regarding the geographical, topographical, and geological characteristics of the high-plateau region located east of the Rocky Mountains in North America.
/wɒt bʊk keɪm fɜːrst ðə ˈhɒbɪt ɔːr lɔːrd əv ðə rɪŋz/ [what book came first the hobbit or lord of the rings]
[idiom] A common inquiry used to determine the publication order of J.R.R. Tolkien's two most famous fantasy works.
/wɒt ˈkɔːzɪz ˈkɛmɪkəl riˈækʃənz tuː stɒp/ [what causes chemical reactions to stop]
[noun] The set of physical and chemical factors—such as the depletion of reactants, the attainment of chemical equilibrium, or the loss of necessary activation energy—that result in the cessation of a chemical process.
/wɒt ˈtʃælɪndʒɪz dɪd məˈriː ˈkjʊəri feɪs/ [what challenges did marie curie face]
[noun] An inquiry concerning the various difficulties, systemic barriers, and hardships encountered by the pioneering physicist and chemist Marie Curie throughout her life and career.
/wɒt ˈkɒmən ˈhaʊshəʊld ˈaɪtəmz həv ˈæsɪtəʊn ɪn ðəm/ [what common household items have acetone in them]
[idiom] A search query or inquiry used to identify domestic products, such as nail polish remover, paint thinners, or certain adhesives, that contain the organic solvent acetone.
/wɒt dɪd ˈfɒksɪz ɪˈvɒlv frɒm/ [what did foxes evolve from]
[idiom] A specific inquiry regarding the evolutionary ancestry of foxes, which are traced back to small, carnivorous mammals known as Leptocyon that lived approximately 10 to 12 million years ago.
/wɒt dɪd ði ˈɒr.ə.kəl ɒv ˈtɛl.ɪ.məs ˈprɒf.ɪ.saɪ ɪn ði ˈɒd.ə.si/ [what did the oracle of telemus prophesy in the odyssey]
[noun] A specific literary inquiry concerning the prediction that Polyphemus would be blinded by a man named Odysseus.
/wɒt duː ðiː ˈæŋ.ɡəlz əv ə ˈtraɪ.æŋ.ɡəl æd ʌp tuː/ [what do the angles of a triangle add up to]
[noun] A standard geometric question asking for the sum of the interior angles of a triangle, which equals 180 degrees (or $\pi$ radians) in Euclidean geometry.
/ˈsɛn.tɔːr/ [what do you call a half man half horse]
[noun] A mythological creature having the head, arms, and torso of a human, and the lower body and legs of a horse; formally called a centaur.
/wɒt duː juː nəʊ/ [what do you know]
[interjection] An exclamation expressing surprise, mild astonishment, or realization upon discovering something unexpected.
/wɒt duː juː ˌʌndəˈstænd baɪ ðə tɜːm ˈvɛktə speɪs/ [what do you understand by the term vector space]
[idiom] A formal academic or pedagogical prompt requesting a conceptual explanation of a mathematical structure consisting of a set of objects (vectors) that can be added together and multiplied by scalars.
/wɒt dʌz ˈæn.ɪ.məl.ɪz.əm ˌrɛp.rɪˈzɛnt ɪn ˈæn.ɪ.məl fɑːm/ [what does animalism represent in animal farm]
[noun] A literary concept referring to the allegorical representation of Communism and Soviet Socialism in George Orwell's novel 'Animal Farm', illustrating how egalitarian ideals can be corrupted into totalitarianism.